In re B.B. CA2/6

Facts and Procedural History In May 2021, a juvenile wardship petition was filed alleging that B.B. committed sexual offenses (Pen. Code §§ 289, subd. (a)(1)(B), 288a(c)(2)(B), 286, subd. (c)(2)(B), 288.5, subd. (a)), against a victim who was under the age of 14. The offenses allegedly occurred when B.B. was 15 years old. He was 19 years old when the petition was filed. The People filed a motion to transfer appellant from the juvenile court to a court of criminal jurisdiction under section 707, subdivision (a)(2). B.B. opposed the motion on the ground, among others, that section 707, subdivision (a)(2) no longer permitted the district attorney to request a transfer where the juvenile was 15 years old at the time of the alleged offenses and was “apprehended prior to the end of juvenile court jurisdiction.” (Ibid.) The juvenile court concluded appellant was subject to transfer because he was an adult when the petition was filed. It further found that appellant was not amenable to rehabilitation in juvenile court and granted the motion to transfer the case to a court of criminal jurisdiction. After appellant filed his notice of appeal, the juvenile court granted his motion to stay…